House File 574 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY FORD Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act making an appropriation to the department of education for 2 the division of vocational rehabilitation in order to provide 3 a match for the federal funding available to the state for the 4 fiscal year. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 1995HH 82 7 jp/es/88 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. There is 1 2 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 1 3 department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1 4 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, the following amounts, or so 1 5 much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the purposes 1 6 designated: 1 7 For the vocational rehabilitation services division in 1 8 addition to other appropriations made for the division, to the 1 9 extent necessary to match the entire amount of federal funding 1 10 available to the division to provide services for the fiscal 1 11 year: 1 12 .................................................. $ 207,705 1 13 The division of vocational rehabilitation services shall, 1 14 to the extent allowable under applicable federal requirements, 1 15 give priority to supporting eligible persons who are 1 16 participating in employment=related activities required under 1 17 the family investment program. 1 18 EXPLANATION 1 19 This bill makes an appropriation to the department of 1 20 education for the division of vocational rehabilitation in 1 21 order to provide a match for the entire amount of federal 1 22 funding available to the state for the fiscal year. The 1 23 appropriation is in addition to the other appropriations made 1 24 for the division. The division is required to give priority, 1 25 to the extent allowed under federal requirements, to 1 26 supporting eligible persons who are participating in 1 27 employment=related activities required under the family 1 28 investment program. 1 29 LSB 1995HH 82 1 30 jp:rj/es/88